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Reference: S11348
Period: 17th Century
Year: Circa 1695
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Price: $ 560.00
Weight: 30 grams
Dimensions: 18.5 cm
Condition: Very worn, thin bowl with wear, this spoon has been well used. Partial hallmarks only.
Description: A very worn late 17th century Lace Back Trefid spoon, of interest as is has some very rare features, so despite the poor condition of the spoon we have added it to our website. The spoon has a rounded terminal with no ears, sometimes called a spatula end, this is a feature of early Scottish trefid spoons, hence our tentative description as Scottish. The spoon has a reeded rat tail, the lace decoration on the front of the terminal is worn but distinct, the lace decoration on the back of the bowl is very worn, almost gone on one side of the bowl, with some features faintly visible on the other side. The spoon is engraved on the back with owners initials TK surrounded by arrows, this engraving is lovely. The front has another very faint set of scratched initials CS, also with arrow, only visible in strong light. The spoon has 3 partially struck or worn hallmarks, the first a crown above (leopard head?), the second possibly a date letter (C?), the third is just a squiggle. The book "Silver Spoons of Britain 1200-1710" by David Constable (a book we highly recommend), volume 2 has 3 notable comparisons. The first, a Scottish Lace Back Trefid from Aberdeen circa 1695 (no. 212, page 924), has similar rounded terminal with no ears, also note the lace back decoration on the front terminal is very similar in design. The second, from the range of lace back bowls, the closest we can find is item 7.111, page 602, bowl type C, London 1882 by Edward Hulse, note the similarity in the scroll centre edge, but still different from all the illustrated examples. The third, a description of Spatula or round end, page 562, noting it as a specialty of Edward Sweet of Dunster, but a very small number known from Scotland. Note - A Scottish spatula end spoon, dated 1707, with a normal rat tail and without lace back decoration, featured in the Finial Auction of January 2023, lot 120.
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Scottish? Silver Laceback Trefid Spoon - Reeded Rat Tail, Rounded or Spatula End
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Reeded Rat Tail, remnants of lace back
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17th century worn silver hallmarks
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